Missy Franklin is an American female swimmer who specializes in short backstroke and freestyle, nicknamed "Female Flying Fish". (Image from IC photo)
At the age of 16, she won 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze, and broke the world record, becoming the first person to break the women's world record in the post-rapid swimsuit era, winning the Best Female Athlete Award. (Image from IC photo)
She won four golds and one bronze at the 2012 London Olympics and broke two world records when she was an amateur athlete preparing to go to her senior year of high school. (Image from IC photo)
At the 2013 World Swimming Championships, she won six gold medals. (Image from IC photo)
In 2014, she won the Laureus World Sports Award for Female Athlete of the Year. (Image from IC photo)
At the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, she won gold medals in the mixed 4×100 freestyle and women's 4×200m freestyle relay. (Image from IC photo)
Franklin is 1.85 meters tall and above most female swimmers. Her tall body and wide feet favor her swimming. "I think it's a big help to me," she said, "and God has given me a perfect swimming body." Franklin also has an unusual arm span, which is 8 centimeters more than her height of 1.85 meters. (Image from IC photo)
At the pre-competition press conference of the 2012 Olympic Games, the "male Filipino" took the initiative to reveal to reporters that he had a very good feeling for the "female Filipino". "I've told Missy many times that if you have anything, you can come to me for help. Text me or call me, I'm always ready to help. Unfortunately, she never contacted me. You know, I'm already very proactive. (Image from IC photo)
After the London Olympics, she turned down all endorsement contracts and nearly $100,000 in prize money. For the Olympics, she trained 5,000 to 6,000 meters a day, determined to win medals in every event. (Image from IC photo)